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BTW, I finally found a local source for beef plate, the primal just behind the brisket and below the ribs, that is the more traditional cut for pastrami. So as soon as I finish the couple of pounds I still have remaining from my last batch I'm going to give that a try. It's a little custom butcher shop that only carries high-end meats, so it ain't gonna' be cheap (about $9/lb), but tradition demands that I try it at least once.

Either that or Brazil, I'm not sure which.
Even without the title and the emergency room photos, you knew that wasn't going to go well when that dog got tossed like a rag doll.
There's a little Greek place in town that does a traditional marinated octopus that's one of the best things I've ever eaten.

Yeah, my wife found those while Googling Portlaoise (which, btw, sounds like a great title for an Irish folk song). Strangely enough she actually said we ought to go to the fishing and shooting one.
She's also onboard with my idea of driving to Cong just to see a pub from a John Wayne movie. I'm pretty sure she wants something...or I'm dying...or both.